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Operated by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority The Living City Campus at Kortright is a centre of excellence for urban sustainability, where people gather to learn, research, demonstrate, and get inspired by technologies and practices that help build sustainable city regions. The Campus is a collaborative initiative supported by the participation of progressive organizations and individuals engaged in advancing sustainability solutions.

Operated by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority The Living City Campus at Kortright is a centre of excellence for urban sustainability, where people gather to learn, research, demonstrate, and get inspired by technologies and practices that help build sustainable city regions. The Campus is a collaborative initiative supported by the participation of progressive organizations and individuals engaged in advancing sustainability solutions.

TRIECA is Ontario's premier stormwater management and erosion and sediment control conference. It is hosted annually by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Great Lakes Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA). Delegates participate in the two-day conference to hear industry experts from around North America present on the latest in technological innovations, case study findings, innovative solutions and academic research. Conference delegates will also have an opportunity to speak directly with industry suppliers and learn about the latest innovative products on the market at the industry tradeshow held concurrently with the conference. The TRIECA conference will be an exciting opportunity for industry professionals, government agencies, students and anyone interested in the protection of our water resources to network with fellow professionals, to expand their knowledge, and to learn about future directions in the industry.

LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible. LID employs principles such as preserving and recreating natural landscape features, minimizing effective imperviousness to create functional and appealing site drainage that treat stormwater as a resource rather than a waste product. There are many practices that have been used to adhere to these principles such as bioretention facilities, rain gardens, vegetated rooftops, rain barrels, and permeable pavements. By implementing LID principles and practices, water can be managed in a way that reduces the impact of built areas and promotes the natural movement of water within an ecosystem or watershed. Applied on a broad scale, LID can maintain or restore a watershed's hydrologic and ecological functions.

Stormwater refers to precipitation in the form of rain and snowmelt. As stormwater runs off over lawns, roads and rooftops, it picks up pesticides, road salts, heavy metals, oils, bacteria, and other harmful pollutants and transports them through municipal sewers into streams, rivers and lakes. The sheer force and volume of polluted runoff causes increased flooding risks and channel erosion that degrades aquatic habitat and limits recreational uses of water bodies.

CISEC is an internationl certification program that recognizes the abilities, skills, experience, and knowledge of inspectors who have demonstrated their proficiency in observing, inspecting, and reporting on the implementation of erosion and sediment control measures.

CISEC is an international certification program that recognizes the abilities, skills, experience, and knowledge of inspectors who have demonstrated their proficiency in observing, inspecting, and reporting on the implementation of erosion and sediment control measures.